Towson Trills to appear in prime time TV 'Holiday Spectacular'

Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and that's great, because All I Want For Christmas is a Towson Trills holiday performance.

This week, TU's a cappella group, the Towson Trills, will perform two holiday classics before a primetime audience, when the group of seven Towson University students appears on WBAL's holiday show, "Season to Celebrate: Home for the Holidays."

The first airing of the show is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. It will air again throughout the holiday season on Baltimore-area stations.

The program won an Emmy last year, and this year's version has been expanded to a full hour. The Towson Trills have an expanded role, too.

The Towson Trills recorded two songs for the program — Santa Claus is Coming to Town and All I Want For Christmas — at a WBAL TV studio.

The videos for the tracks were filmed inside the Auburn House last month.

on Jul 10, 2018 at 3:23pm PDT

It has been a busy month for the group. In early December, they hosted a concert at the University Union including a cappella groups from other campuses.

After the start of the New Year, the Towson Trills will participate in the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella competition.

So, who are these real life Pitch Perfect-like stars that represent TU? Leroy Hyson, Aaron Bayne, Katie Sacha, William Damanka, Harmony Reichert, Nick Zuelsdorf and Missy Melkonian.

The television air dates for their performance:

• Wednesday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. » WBAL-TV
• Saturday, Dec. 22, 5 p.m. » WBAL-TV
• Sunday, Dec. 23, 1 p.m. » WBAL-TV
• Sunday, Dec. 23, 7 p.m. » MeTV Baltimore
• Monday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m. » WBAL-TV
• Tuesday, Dec. 25, 9 p.m. » MeTV Baltimore
• Sunday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m. » WBAL-TV

You can now view the special online.

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